Political Coverage in The Economist

One thing we're struck by here at Sheer and Associates is how difficult it is to find good coverage of politics in the Americas here in the US.  The Economist does a very good job of keeping us up-to-date on what's going on in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America.  Each week, we'll post their political news digests.  The Economist's website, www.economist.com, is accessible by subscription only.

Here are the items from the November 21st edition:

Repositioning

The two sides in the political stand-off in Honduras moved further apart. Manuel Zelaya, the ousted president, said he would not accept any deal to restore him to office if this happened after an election due on November 29th. But the head of the country’s Congress said it would not vote on whether or not to reinstate Mr Zelaya until December.

Peru’s president, Alan García, cancelled a meeting with his Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet, after his government said it had arrested one of its own air force subalterns on suspicion of spying for Chile. The two countries are at odds over their maritime boundary.

Brazil’s Supreme Court found that Cesare Battisti, a former member of a far-left group, could be extradited to Italy where he was convicted of murder. But the court said the final decision lay with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who last year granted him refugee status.